Description |
1 online resource (104 pages) |
Series |
Themes in world history |
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Themes in world history.
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Contents |
Bringing revolutions back into history -- The British revolutions of the seventeenth century -- The Mexican revolution -- The Russian revolution -- The Vietnamese revolution -- The Iranian revolution -- Revolutions in world history |
Summary |
Annotation This broad comparative survey focuses on five big case studies, starting with the English Revolution in the seventeenth century, and going on to the Mexican, Russian, Vietnamese and Iranian Revolutions. Revolutions in World Historytraces the origins, developments, and outcomes of these revolutions, providing an understanding of the revolutionary tradition in a global context. Questions about motivations and ideologies are raised as well as about the effectiveness of these revolutions |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Revolutions -- History
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Revolutions -- Case studies
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Violence in Society.
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Revolutions
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Case studies
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
0203644573 |
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9780203644577 |
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